Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 December 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 08:30 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:05 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:40.00061218Moonset 10:59Moonrise 22:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 December 2056

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 13:27, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:30 to 09:47
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:05 to 12:22
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:26

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 13:27 · Shashthi until 13:15 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:35, then Purva Phalguni until 16:54 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:16, then Ayushman until 17:48 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:27 · Gara until 01:25 Thu · Vanija until 13:15 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 09:17 and 09:18.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.